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P5
DENG.GEN.P5
Data Engineering Senior
P4
DENG.GEN.P4
Lead Data Engineer / Staff-level
P3
DENG.GEN.P3
Senior Data Engineer
P5
DEI.GEN.P5
DevOps Engineering and Infrastructure Senior
Market pay
LevelP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert Professional
FunctionData EngineeringData EngineeringData EngineeringDevOps Engineering and Infrastructure
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years8–125–83–58–12
ScopeMultiple systems or a technical domainA system or set of related featuresFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endMultiple systems or a technical domain
AutonomySets direction within the domainSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardSets direction within the domain
ImpactOrg / multi-team outcomesMulti-team / function outcomesProject / team outcomesOrg / multi-team outcomes
Decision rightsAuthority over a technical domainOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns implementation decisions for own scopeAuthority over a technical domain